Dave van den Bergh scored in the 28th minute and the New York Red Bulls defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0 in Major League Soccer's Western Conference Finals on Saturday night to reach the MLS Cup for the first time in the club's history.

Steven Lenhart scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, salvaging a 1-1 tie for the Columbus Crew against the Kansas City Wizards in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday night.